The sign, located just west of the Eagles Nest storage facility, was painted to look like brick and stone but it was mostly made of plastic foam, with two steel bars supporting it from inside and glass fiber mesh covering the outside.

"It appears that the sign was struck by a vehicle at a high rate of speed and drug the debris into the roadway," an officer wrote in the report. "Upon checking the area, I could clearly see a set of vehicle tracks in the grass leading right into the sign and then back onto the roadway. The debris span was approximately 30 yards away from the crash scene."

Rachel Elizabeth Larson, who lives on Pepper Lane, told police she hit the sign on the night of Nov. 23 because she was trying to dodge a deer. Larson didn't contact police at the time of the crash, but the impact left a Mazda emblem from her car embedded in the sign, according to the report.

Three days later, a sanitation department worker told police he spotted a car with severe front-end damage and dust spray parked in front of a home at 1312 N. Daytona Ave.

Police contacted the owner, who said the car belonged to his son's girlfriend. Later that day, Larson admitted to police she hit the sign, according to the report.

"On Friday night, I was driving on S.R. 100 when a deer ran into the road in front of me, when I slammed on my brakes and my car jerked to the right," Larson told police. "I could not get control of my vehicle and was scared of over-correcting when I struck the Flagler Beach sign."

Larson said she was alone in the car and was not intoxicated at the time of the accident, according to the report. She could not be reached for comment Monday.

When police asked why she didn't stop and call the police, Larson said "because when the airbags went off, I got hurt and scared" so she drove to her boyfriend's home in Flagler Beach.

Cody said Larson probably won't be charged because she cooperated with police after they discovered her car and her insurance will pay for a new sign.

"I think she's got enough problems of her own that she's going to have to deal with," Cody said.

The city has already ordered a $7,000 replacement sign from Kenco 2000 Inc. in Holly Hill, City Manager Bruce Campbell said. The new sign will look similar to the old one, except that the fake rocks at the bottom of the sign will be three-dimensional.

He expects the new sign to be installed the week of Dec. 20. It appears Larson's insurance will reimburse the city for the cost of the replacement sign, he said.

<p>FLAGLER BEACH &mdash; There's "a good possibility" Flagler Beach police won't charge the 20-year-old Palm Coast woman who drove through the "Welcome to Flagler Beach" sign on State Road 100, Chief Dan Cody said Monday. </p><p>The sign, located just west of the Eagles Nest storage facility, was painted to look like brick and stone but it was mostly made of plastic foam, with two steel bars supporting it from inside and glass fiber mesh covering the outside. </p><p>"It appears that the sign was struck by a vehicle at a high rate of speed and drug the debris into the roadway," an officer wrote in the report. "Upon checking the area, I could clearly see a set of vehicle tracks in the grass leading right into the sign and then back onto the roadway. The debris span was approximately 30 yards away from the crash scene." </p><p>Rachel Elizabeth Larson, who lives on Pepper Lane, told police she hit the sign on the night of Nov. 23 because she was trying to dodge a deer. Larson didn't contact police at the time of the crash, but the impact left a Mazda emblem from her car embedded in the sign, according to the report. </p><p>Three days later, a sanitation department worker told police he spotted a car with severe front-end damage and dust spray parked in front of a home at 1312 N. Daytona Ave. </p><p>Police contacted the owner, who said the car belonged to his son's girlfriend. Later that day, Larson admitted to police she hit the sign, according to the report. </p><p>"On Friday night, I was driving on S.R. 100 when a deer ran into the road in front of me, when I slammed on my brakes and my car jerked to the right," Larson told police. "I could not get control of my vehicle and was scared of over-correcting when I struck the Flagler Beach sign." </p><p>Larson said she was alone in the car and was not intoxicated at the time of the accident, according to the report. She could not be reached for comment Monday. </p><p>When police asked why she didn't stop and call the police, Larson said "because when the airbags went off, I got hurt and scared" so she drove to her boyfriend's home in Flagler Beach. </p><p>Cody said Larson probably won't be charged because she cooperated with police after they discovered her car and her insurance will pay for a new sign. </p><p>"I think she's got enough problems of her own that she's going to have to deal with," Cody said. </p><p>The city has already ordered a $7,000 replacement sign from Kenco 2000 Inc. in Holly Hill, City Manager Bruce Campbell said. The new sign will look similar to the old one, except that the fake rocks at the bottom of the sign will be three-dimensional. </p><p>He expects the new sign to be installed the week of Dec. 20. It appears Larson's insurance will reimburse the city for the cost of the replacement sign, he said.</p>